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Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2023, Part 2

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 2 today.

  • By Joseph Esposito, Tim Vines, Todd A Carpenter, Roy Kaufman
  • Nov 30, 2023
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2023, Part 1

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 1 today.

  • By Charlie Rapple, Jill O'Neill, Rick Anderson, Dianndra Roberts
  • Nov 29, 2023
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Observations from the Charleston Vendor Showcase

Reflecting on the Charleston Conference Vendor Showcase @lisalibrarian share what she did — and didn’t — see.

  • By Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
  • Nov 21, 2023
  • 14 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Ask the Community: How are you using  Social Media in 2023? 

Social media is changing — as we all reconsider our approaches and channels, we asked the community to weigh in with their response to the question, “How has your / your organization’s approach to social media changed in the last year?”

  • By Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen, Susan Willner, Anne Stone
  • Nov 9, 2023
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Last Call: Submit Your Session Proposals for the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting

As the deadline for submitting proposals for the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting rapidly approaches, Rebecca Benner interviews Tim Lloyd about this year’s theme and what attendees can expect.

  • By Rebecca Benner, Tim Lloyd
  • Nov 8, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Can You Really Know Your Customer If You Only See Them One Silo At A Time?

Functional silos lead to customer data silos. Can you get a full view of customer engagement without re-architecting your whole organization?

  • By Ann Michael, Laura Harvey, Andrew Smeall, Dustin Smith
  • Oct 26, 2023
  • 6 Comments
  • Time To Read: 8 mins

Worth the Time? A Critical Look at the Value of Twitter for Journals

With yet another stumble from Twitter/X, Angela Cochran looks at the numbers and asks whether all the efforts journals have put into building and maintaining journal Twitter accounts have been worth it.

  • By Angela Cochran
  • Oct 19, 2023
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 5 mins

The Post-Covid Work Environment — We Can’t Go Back to “Normal”

The COVID pandemic brought changes in what was acceptable to working life. Should we give up those benefits for the sake of returning to the office? How does each individual person’s experience differ, and how can we create conditions that allow all to thrive?

  • By Dianndra Roberts
  • Oct 17, 2023
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Building a Voluntary Contribution Transaction System

Here I propose a framework for a Voluntary Contribution Transaction system to recognize the voluntary contributions in the scholarly workflow and to give tangible benefits to the volunteers.

  • By Haseeb Irfanullah
  • Oct 9, 2023
  • 8 Comments
  • Time To Read: 6 mins

The 33rd First Annual IgNobel Prize Winners

It’s that time of year again when the big science prizes are awarded. No, not those prizes.

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 6, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

Guest Post – SSP Assembles Presidential Task Force to Prioritize Mental Health Awareness and Support Within the Scholarly Communications Ecosystem

SSP Past Presidents were convened in a task force to consider ways in which SSP as a society can and should support the mental health of members, with work-related issues being the primary but not the only focus. The goal of this Task Force is to identify potential opportunities, activities, resources, and initiatives.

  • By Randy Townsend
  • Sep 19, 2023
  • 9 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

The Best Explanation I’ve Seen for How Machine Learning Works

How machines learn, as demonstrated by a pile of matchboxes playing tic-tac-toe.

  • By Charlie Rapple
  • Sep 15, 2023
  • 0 Comments
  • Time To Read: < 1 min

From a “Ghost Library” to a “Window on the Big World”: The Story of Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, Wellington Central Library

What do you do when the building standards governing the safety of your workplace are deemed inadequate?

  • By Charlie Rapple
  • Sep 8, 2023
  • 3 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

Navigating the Shifting Sands: New Directions Organizers on the Upcoming Seminar

Volunteer organizers reflect on SSP’s upcoming 2023 New Directions seminar — early bird registration closes September 8th!

  • By Lillian Wang Selonick, Lettie Y. Conrad
  • Sep 6, 2023
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 7 mins

Bambi for the Serious Reader

The Disney film may be considered a classic, but Princeton University Press has more successfully delivered Felix Salton’s original message.

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Aug 22, 2023
  • 5 Comments
  • Time To Read: 4 mins

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